Reporting Analyst at MultiChoice

Purpose of the Position: 

• Responsible for the reporting of MCSA Business Unit (BU) and Group financials. The role includes aggregating the reporting of divisional and subsidiary entity packs to provide a group view to the Finance Manager.

Key Performance Objectives

Financial Management and Reporting

Key responsibilities

• Interlink between MCSA Group Reporting, Shared Services Reporting and business units reporting teams
• Responsible for the accurate reporting of consolidated budget, forecast and rolling forecast processes on HFM, BPC and RFC
• Preparation of the management commentary on a monthly, bi-annual and annual basis providing detailed commentary on variances noted
• Accountable for the preparation and distribution of standardized reporting templates to subsidiaries
• Responsible for providing financial data and calculations to Shared Services to process accounting entries (i.e. monthly accruals and provisions etc.)
• Responsible for ensuring that the accounting records correctly reflect the financial results
• Preparation of MCSA Group financial statements and interim financial summary results
• Responsible for the preparation of the MCSA group year end and interim reporting pack to be submitted to external auditors and address any related queries
• Responsible for notes and commentary for external and statutory reporting
• Consult with Shared Services Central Accounting team to resolve Intercompany Disputes
• Consult with the Shared Services Central Accounting team to prepare for internal and statutory audits
• Review of entity interim and year end reporting packs as prepared by Shared Services
• Responsible for enforcing compliance with the MCG Calendar deadlines by business units
• Review the entity and subsidiaries budget and forecast of all balance sheet, income statement and cashflow ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Responsible for the accuracy of the Group core headlines earnings for actuals and budget and provide detailed commentary for variances
• Responsible for preparing information that will be sent to the Regulators
• Responsible for preparing the BEE scorecard for the business unit
• Assist with the preparation and consolidation of the monthly treasury forecast
• Work with corporate BI team to set up and further improve reporting for the business unit

Qualifications

• Must be a CA (SA)

Experience / Skills

• Minimum 3-5 years post article relevant experience in a similar role
• Sound knowledge of IFRS and Taxation rules
• SAP and HFM system experience
• Advanced excel skills

Technical Competencies

• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Cash Flow Management
• Contract Analysis and Negotiation
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modelling
• Financial Risk Management
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Technology (FinTech) Integration
• Project Financial Management
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Tax and Regulatory Compliance